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Kidney Stones

Kidney stones are solid, stone-like lumps that form in the kidneys. They can be as small as a grain of sand or as large as a golf ball. These stones are actually accumulations of mineral salts and other substances.

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What should you eat when you have kidney stones?

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It's not so much what you eat it's mostly what you should drink. Try drinking olive oil it's not pleasant and doesn't taste good, but it works. It will get rid of the pain and help pass the stone and also drink tons of water. But don't drink milk because if you have too much of that that can make it worse. But first try olive oil it really works trust me.

Where is your kidney stone?

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In the human body, the kidneys are found in the abdominal cavity, one on either side of the midline (left and right) and towards the dorsal surface (back). The right kidney lies slightly lower (caudally) than the left. The left lies between T12 and L3 (vertebrae).

What could cause right side pain radiating into your back?

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If you are in severe pain, you need to go and see a qualified medical practitioner (a doctor) as soon as possible. If the pain is very bad you should get yourself to the emergency department of a hospital.

What is the largest kidney stone passed?

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The largest kidney stones most doctors ever get to see is the size of a golf ball.

So surgeons in Hungary were taken aback when they removed a stone the size of a coconut from a man earlier today.

Sandor Sarkadi underwent an abdominal operation in Debrecen, 150 miles east of Budapest, after doctors discovered he had a kidney stone inside him that was 17 centimetres in diameter.

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Huge: Patient Sandor Sarkadi has had this 17 centimetre in diameter kidney stone removed

Mr Sardaki was rushed into an operation theatre in the Kenez Gyula Hospital when an X-ray revealed he was carrying around the gigantic lump.

The delicate procedure to remove the stone, which weighed a staggering 2.48lbs, passed without incident.

Kidney stones vary in size. They can be as small as a grain of sand or as large as a golf ball, which makes Mr Sarkadi's stone all the more remarkable.

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Urologist Judit Csorba holds the huge kidney stone up for Mr and Mrs Sarkadi to see

Most stones pass through the body by themselves within hours or a few days. Doctors advise patients to drink a lot of fluids to help this process, and sometimes recommend a special diet.

Stones of a larger variety have to be surgically removed.

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An X-ray earlier in the day revealed the sheer size of Mr Sardaki's stone

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1124329/Pictured-The-2-5lb-kidney-stone-size-coconut-surgeons-removed-mans-stomach.html#ixzz0fhLKf2lP

What can you take for kidney stone pain?

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If you have kidney stones that are painful, drink lots of fluids and take pain medication. If the pain is unrelenting, you may need to visit your doctor since if the stone blocks the bile duct, you could end up with serious health issues. One home remedy is to consume two tablespoons a day of apple cider vinegar.

If your rabbit has failing kidneys how long will it live?

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That's impossible to know because every rabbit is different. It's a painful journey for both the rabbit and the human who cares for it. If you don't treat your rabbit, it will die in pain and not live very long while suffering the whole time. If you do treat your rabbit, it should have a decent quality of life until it finally becomes too ill to go on. At that point, it's probably better to let your rabbit go, either taking it to the vet to let it pass on in peace, or to get your get to give you pain meds that will help it stay free of pain while you say goodbye at home.

What conditions might predispose a person to kidney stones?

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There are several types of kidney stones, but the most common are calcium oxalate stones, followed by calcium phosphate stones.

A variety of foods contain oxalates, which are usually bound up with other compounds in the intestines. When oxalates make it to the kidney, they bind with calcium and can form stones.

"Calcium oxalate stonesThe most common type of kidney stone is composed of calcium oxalate crystals, occurring in about 75 to 80% of cases,[9] and the factors that promote the precipitation of crystals in the urine are associated with the development of these stones.

Perhaps counter-intuitively, current evidence suggests that the consumption of low-calcium diets is associated with a higher overall risk for the development of kidney stones.[2] This is perhaps related to the role of calcium in binding ingested oxalate in the gastrointestinal tract. As the amount of calcium intake decreases, the amount of oxalate available for absorption into the bloodstream increases; this oxalate is then excreted in greater amounts into the urine by the kidneys. In the urine, oxalate is a very strong promoter of calcium oxalate precipitation, about 15 times stronger than calcium.

Uric acid (urate)About 5-10% of all stones are formed from uric acid.[9] A risk factor is obesity.[21] Uric acid stones form in association with conditions that cause hyperuricosuria with or without high blood serum uric acid levels (hyperuricemia); and with acid/base metabolism disorders where the urine is excessively acidic (low pH) resulting in uric acid precipitation. A diagnosis of uric acid nephrolithiasis is supported if there is a radiolucent stone, a persistent undue urine acidity, and uric acid crystals in fresh urine samples.[22][edit] Other typesOther types of kidney stones are composed of struvite (magnesium, ammonium and phosphate); calcium phosphate; and cystine.

Struvite stones are also known as infection stones, urease or triple-phosphate stones. About 10-15% of urinary calculi consist of struvite stones.[23] The formation of struvite stones is associated with the presence of urea-splitting bacteria,[24] most commonly Proteus mirabilis (but also Klebsiella, Serratia, Providencia species). These organisms are capable of splitting urea into ammonia, decreasing the acidity of the urine and resulting in favorable conditions for the formation of struvite stones. Struvite stones are always associated with urinary tract infections.

The formation of calcium phosphate stones is associated with conditions such as hyperparathyroidism and renal tubular acidosis.

Formation of cystine stones is uniquely associated with people suffering from cystinuria, who accumulate cystine in their urine. Cystinuria can be caused by Fanconi's syndrome.

Urolithiasis has also been noted to occur in the setting of therapeutic drug use, with crystals of drug forming within the renal tract in some patients currently being treated with Indinavir, Sulfadiazine or Triamterene."

How soon can you get another kidney stone?

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Unfortunately, yes. Â?In fact, people are more prone to kidney stones after getting one. Â?When you have Â?kidney stones, the doctor should investigate to see what is causing them. Â?Often, there is no clear reason. Â?


The best way to avoid them is to drink a minimum of 3 litres of water in 24 hours, and make a habit of it, because dehydration is a major contributor to kidney stones, especially in people who work hard physically in hot conditions.

Can officials in the country you are going to refuse entry to you because you have kidney stones showing up in an airport security scanner?

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No, absolutely not. The people of the customs are not allowed to withhold someone from entering a plane, because of physical diseases, disabilities or other dysfunction of the body. This is the case everywhere in the world.

Can you faint passing a kidney stone?

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Yes fainting comes before the major pain begins if you can react fast enough lay down with your head in safe place to avoid head trauma. I fainted 3 times in one month I passed two stones 30 days apart. It is the worst pain you could ever imagine. Drink pure lime and lemon juice to disovle the stones at least 20 limes or lemons one or two won't do the trick.

Do kidney stone make you constipated?

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Kidney stones cannot get stuck in your bowels. The urinary system and digestive system are mutually exclusive.

How long after kidney stone removal can you fly?

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People generally cannot fly, even after having heavy kidney stones removed.

What is one of the first recommendations for any type of kidney stone?

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Foods to avoid

If you body is prone to producing calcium oxalate stones (the most common kind of kidney stones), then you will be advised against eating and drinking food that contains oxalates. This is a salt made in your liver and also found in some foods. Foods with high or medium oxalate levels that need to be avoided include the following

  • Spinach
  • Rhubarb
  • Soy
  • Peas
  • Carrots
  • Green onions
  • Green peppers
  • Celery
  • Beans
  • Sweet potato
  • Roasted coffee
  • Blackberries
  • Blue berries
  • Currants
  • Strawberries
  • Concord grapes
  • Raspberries
  • Wheat bran
  • Wheat germ
  • Chocolate
  • Tofu

What hurts more childbirth or a kidney stone?

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Kidney stones can be VERY painful. If no treatment for pain is provided, when a kidney stone is traveling, it can cause excruciating pain. There is a stabbing sensation in your lower back and sometimes the pain can be so unbearable that you cannot walk or you "black out" because of the pain.

Does spinach cause kidney stones?

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According to the tv show Reba, spinach does in fact cause kidney stones. With the right medication, it is possible to crap (pardon my language) the stone out, with one visit to the washroom, in the most painful way known to man and giraffes. I hope this will help you with your future fears of this green, so called "healthy" food product.

CAN kidney stone cause stomach ache?

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Yes, it depends on which side the pain is in on the stomach. It's sort of like a very wide V. And you can almost trace it with your finger. Each person feels pain in a different way. It's been said it's worse then having a baby.

If you see blood in your urine, or it hurts to urinate. I'd go to the ER.

Is there treatment for kidney stones that work?

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Though it depends on the person and the stone that is involved, there are treatments for kidney stones.

Lithotripsy, a common procedure to treat kidney stones, involves using ultrasound (sound waves) to break the stones into smaller pieces to make passing the stone less painful and easier.

The doctor may also go up with a small tube to "grab" the stone.

What is the name of the kidney stone disease?

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Renal calculosis is one of many names for the condition or formation of kidney stones or renal calculi. Nephrolithiasis refers to the condition of having kidney stones or renal calculi. Urolithiasis refers to the condition of having calculi in the urinary tract (which also includes the kidneys), which may form or pass into the urinary bladder. Ureterolithiasis is the condition of having a calculus in the ureter, the tube connecting the kidneys and the bladder. The term bladder stones usually applies to urolithiasis of the bladder in non-human animals such as dogs and cats.

How do you get kidney stones?

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There are many reasons some people develop kidney stones. Medications can cause the development of some types of stones, as can some illnesses. The congenital condition medullary sponge kidney disease often results in stones formed so frequently that passing them is almost a daily occurrence. Most stones are the result of a metabolic imbalance. Sometimes the metabolic imbalance can be treated, sometimes it can't. A common way to treat patients for recurrent kidney stones is potassium citrate, which makes it less likely for certain stones to form inside the kidney. Some stones are the result of an imbalanced diet which may be easily altered without medication to help.

Men are four times more likely to get kidney stones than women, and if you have previously had a kidney stone then you will have a 50 percent chance of developing another one within five years. Most people have no predisposing factors to explain why they develop kidney stones. You may have an increased risk of developing kidney stones if you:

  • have a family history of kidney stones
  • are aged between 20 and 50
  • are taking certain medicines or vitamins
  • have only one kidney, or an abnormally shaped kidney
  • eat a diet high in protein
  • don't drink enough fluids

Kidney stones are caused by metabolic disorders giving rise to high levels of Calcium, oxalate and uric acid in the blood which forms the stones.

Rarely it can be hereditary causing cysteine stones. It is very common in hot climates due to excessive sweating leading to dehydration and precipitation of the salts in the urine.

Excessive intake of milk and calcium supplements can also be a cause.

What are the symptoms of kidney stones in the bladder?

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There are no symptoms for kidney stones once they reach the bladder. They are effectively on their way out of the body through the urethra.

When lodged in the ureter on the way to the bladder, kidney stones generate two major symptoms. The primary one is moderate to severe pain felt in the lower back, which increases unless the stone passes. A second common symptom is the urge to urinate when the bladder is already empty.

The first sign, which is usually apparent only to those who have already experienced a kidney stone, is a small twinge of discomfort on either side of the lower back (the side the stone may form in). This can also be caused by thickening of kidney fluids, triggered by insufficient water intake or by certain compounds removed by the kidney. In men a kidney stone can cause bad pain at times in the testicles if it's moving and regular pain in the urethra which means pain in the penis. This also happens if there is a stone in the bladder

Can the anti seizure medication Topamax cause kidney stones?

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Yes. Kidney stones are a listed possible side-effect to taking the drug Topomax. You should immediately report any signs of kidney stones to your doctor.

What does a 2mm kidney stone look like?

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kidney stones come in all shapes and sizes. they are usually rounded and bumpy. not smooth, obviously. 2mm is roughly about the size of the head of a pin head.